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November 19, 2008 at 3:47 am
Phelps Phan
Damn, it’s always been here and i didn’t see it? Gotta stop listening to that damn iPod all de time.
Seriously JR, let’s (as in you) dump all the cool Formula One stuff and other such items (NASCAR?) over here. The boys need a safe haven in these trying times.
We need to get those alpha male waves goin’ in sync.
I guess the girls can post here too. Gotta be sports related, though.
November 19, 2008 at 4:19 am
Phelps Phan
“Especially the Czech Republic.” Oooh, totally agree. They have the prettiest ones, by far.
November 19, 2008 at 4:29 am
Phelps Phan
That last comment really got hung up in the DIA computer system. It’s an American scanning program and probably running on a Cray, so it probably took awhile to figure whether the Czech Republic was indeed a real foreign country, and where it was located on a map.
November 19, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Dr. Doom
Geez, we need to get sports stuff posted over here on the ZK Sports Stuff Tab.
Maybe that’s why only so many comments. Only so many? Is that like Quite a Few? English sucks.
November 20, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Dr.Doom
ADD [[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar]]] Months
Jan. 2009
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Dec. 2009
ABOUT HERE.
November 20, 2008 at 9:25 pm
tipping point
Here we go Steelers, here we go!
Let’s see:
JR- Pats
MOU- Titans
Bif- Bucs or JAX
Remus Dolphins
Holmes/Bunn bunn Chargers
Doom- who the helll knows- Chargers?
Nudge- she’d probably rather be dead than at a football game
dave- Giants
NP- Bears
EE ‘Skins
roach- Broncos
yarra- this is AMERICAN football! but hey, how ’bout them Raiders?
thal, if he’s still alive Bengals
Those are my best guesses, how’d I do?
November 20, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Bunn Bunn
Slight correction, tipping darling. Paradoxically, I’m proximate to the epicentre of Raider Nation (L.A. Chapter). You show up with a lightening bolt decal on your ride and you’re looking for trouble in these parts.
November 20, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Saint Bif
Saints baby.
November 20, 2008 at 10:48 pm
Uncle Remus
I’m betwixt the Chiefs and Cowboys, geographically speaking, and fittingly in southern plains Indian country.
November 20, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Dr.Doom
“Doom- who the helll knows- Chargers?” TP, you have the gift. Go Chargers.
November 23, 2008 at 2:10 am
Dr.Doom
I’m gonna kiss the first ZK editor that actually posts some sports stuff in Sports.
OK, what if I email the scanned SL swimsuit calendar as a series of JPEGs?
November 23, 2008 at 3:12 am
JR
“what if I email the scanned SL swimsuit calendar as a series of JPEGs?”
That would make you a ZK editor. I don’t think there would be a debate or even a vote. I think we would just send you money.
November 23, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Dr.Doom
You know, chasing skirts around office desks is a form of sports for men. See any Marx Brothers film. Helps to have a small bulb-activated horn.
November 23, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Dr. Doom
the guy was a genius.
November 26, 2008 at 3:39 pm
MOU
I got a new reality sport to propose. Lynching. ESPN. Might do it sort of like that movie Running Man, where you let the pols loose and give them a chance to run. Then celebrity hunters could chase them through the ruins of Washington DC while it was being filmed. America, or the 8 territories she breaks up into, could place bets on who will get who and how. Endless hours of fun. When it is over, everyone yells “Lynched!” high fives, and then goes back to work until the next show.
December 3, 2008 at 8:38 pm
JR
I like this idea. You write the novella, I’ll work it into a screenplay. I’m always partial to movies, but if it is money that we’re interested with in this case, I say “reality TV” here we come.
December 3, 2008 at 8:42 pm
JR
The Patriots?
They’re 7 and 5. Tom Brady is a big pussy who says his knee hurts.
No, I’m all Giants this year. It’s hard to not like a team that is 11-1 and whose smartest player shot himself in the leg at a night-club.
I’m sure there is some other explanation. Alcohol and Firearms probably had nothing to do with it.
December 3, 2008 at 10:24 pm
theroachman
roach- Broncos
Saddly I am from Santa Barbara and my more informative sports days of the 70s and 80s was filled with the wonderfull days of the Raiders!
I say saddly because my team sucks balls.
December 4, 2008 at 5:46 pm
tipping point
Raiders-Chargers tonight- not at all exciting. You and Holmes can get together and commiserate over some carrots or fragrant herb or something…. Steelers/Cowboys on sunday should be fun (as long as the Steelers win that is!)
December 4, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Saint Bif
Honda set to pull out of F1. Jeezus H.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081205/ap_on_sp_au_ra_ne/car_f1_honda_pullout_4
Tip, sorry but the game to watch on saturday is Florida v. Alabama. Roooolllllll Tide!
December 9, 2008 at 8:50 pm
tipping point
Slow news day? You’re not a sports fan. K-Rod is going to the Mets and how ’bout them Steelers?
Well, ok, there probably are some more important things happening but these days sports is just about the only thing to make me smile (good thing I’m not a Raiders fan, huh?).
December 21, 2008 at 12:31 am
tipping point
“efforting” I love that (non)word
January 8, 2009 at 2:19 pm
JR
Boycott the BCS!
A statistical analyst takes a stand against college football’s perverse, irrational Bowl Championship Series.
By Bill James
Jan. 7, 2009
http://www.slate.com/id/2208108/
April 18, 2009 at 5:42 pm
tipping point
ok, good thing I didn’t kill you Bif cause I need to pick your brain a little more.
We went to two bike stores today and have narrowed down the road bikes to a Tek 1.2 or GT (R? Series 3, I guess?) both approx $750. The GT has shimano components and the Tek has bontrager (sp?) components. Bother have carbon fork, integrated shifter and double wall tires. We actually looked at Raleigh and Specialized, they’re all very similiar in this price category. So now, waht do you think of GT? The only reason we are leaning towards that one is because that store is much closer and offers lifetime tuneups, while the other store is 40 min away and only gives a one year tune up. Hope you don’t mind all these amateur questions. Thanks hon!
April 18, 2009 at 5:44 pm
tipping point
oops- that should be Trek, not Tek but you probably know that.
April 18, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Saint Bif
GT historically has made good bikes. One of my road bikes has a GT aluminum frame. They got bought out a few years ago however and I don’t know what they are about lately. But I consider all the bikes you mentioned to be generally equivalent IMO. Bontrager is OK. I would stick with Shimano components though, but thats just my personal preference.
Having a relationship with a bike shop close to home is a good thing (if its a good bike shop/good people of course).
Just a pet peave of mine is new bikes come with chains that are coated in sticky grease. Grease is not a lubricant, it just keeps the chain from rusting after it is manufactured. Have the shop remove the chain and clean it good with a solvent, then apply a nice chain lubricant. Big difference. Nice and clean and smooth action.
Also, the brake cables and shifter cables stretch after a new bike is used several times. It will begin to shift poorly and get noisy. This is normal. You will need to snug them up or return to the bike shop and they will do it for you for free. Usually after this initial adjustment they won’t stretch much anymore and the bike will be fine.
April 18, 2009 at 9:04 pm
tipping point
Bif- Thanks! That’s the sort of advice I was looking for. The salesman that showed us the Trek mentioned that GT had been bought by another company a few years ago and their store didn’t carry them; he alluded to the fact that there have been complaints about their quality since the buy out. But I think the relationship with your local bike store and free tune ups for life outweighs the relatively insignificant differences in bike quality and components. And too, even the components seem to be a matter of personal preference.
I really have to thank you again for your help last week. I hope you didn’t take seriously my threat to kill you Bif : ) I’m glad it was you! And again, I appreciate your help with the bike questions.
September 10, 2009 at 7:43 pm
tipping point
Here we go Steelers, here we go! I love everything about football season- the weather, back to school, baseball playoffs, etc.
Thanks Nudge and Bif for your well wishes re my biking mishap. I’m totally fine, just embarassed. Next time I get a black eye, which is hopefully never, I’ll be sure to tell people something more interesting- maybe I’ll tell them I’m trying to bring back G.L.O.W. hahaha
September 10, 2009 at 10:53 pm
tipping point
Jump on the bandwagon now boys or be left behind.
September 10, 2009 at 11:09 pm
tipping point
Well it turns out my husband doesn’t know what I’m referring to when I say GLOW, and, I’m guessing you guys don’t either; Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling- so now you know…
September 10, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Dr. Doom
The GLOW team USA can use me as a practice dummy–I volunteer!
September 11, 2009 at 6:29 am
Nudge
Tipping, thought you were joking, but no ..
http://www.gorgeousladiesofwrestling.com/
Omfg, I suck at that stuff. Last month, at a party, some gal 20 years younger than me wanted to arm-wrestle .. she’s skinny and maybe 30# lighter and damn near pulled my arm off. Was sore for a whole week after :(
Livin’ and learnin’ ..
September 11, 2009 at 6:49 am
dave
yeah, wrestling women is fun.
September 11, 2009 at 9:15 am
Nudge
Her BF seemed to think it was fun to watch, LOL. This gal and I are both RH archers.
September 11, 2009 at 10:01 pm
JR
Sports?
I’ve been watching a classic Russian film from 1966 about 1400 and I have a page on my blog called sports?
What the Fuck is wrong with me?
That was a mistake. I meant to either call it Porn or War….hmmm
I think you got your chocolate in my peanut butter.
September 12, 2009 at 1:14 am
JR
Are you gonna take me to the aquarium like you promised?
Fuck. You still wanna do this. This may be the last time.
No. No. NO. Nudge. Here’s the deal. I got like maybe 48 hours. I’ll do all the driving. You pay for everything. I’ll do the work. I sudennly got had (whoa. hey that’s nutting).
I won’t drink. I never do when I’m driving. I’m 40yrs old. My idols are F1 drivers not Johnny Holmes
September 12, 2009 at 1:15 am
JR
Well you missed me. By like a few weeks maybe two
September 12, 2009 at 1:27 am
Uncle Yarra
Bif,
Sure that grey grease isn’t a lanoline based lubricant?
September 12, 2009 at 2:28 am
Dr. Doom
Nudge, who won the arm wrestle?
September 12, 2009 at 2:31 am
Dr. Doom
Yarra, they coat entire cars with that stuff from Japan, to protect them during ocean transport—-
September 12, 2009 at 5:21 am
Nudge
I won, but barely. In retrospect, though, since my arm & shoulder hurt for a whole week after, I should have just let her win since she was really hepped up on this arm-wrestling thing, What it cost to win wasn’t worth the outcome.
Her BF seemed to like seeing us get all strained & sweaty, lol.
JR, sorry, I’m only just now starting to get over this flu-like thing that’s had be down all week. Call me in a few weeks or I’ll call you? At least wait til I get my voice back please .. I’m not much fun when unable to speak. No, wait, my boss actually loves that .. he says it’s just what he wanted, a secretary who can’t talk back. LOL, I get very fresh with him a lot of the time, but he seems to like it.
September 12, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Saint Bif
“Sure that grey grease isn’t a lanoline based lubricant?”
For a minute there I didn’t know what the hell this was about. GLOW? But I see you are addressing my above comment from last April.
Don’t know what it is exactly. I assumed its a machine grease of some kind.
It could take many months from when the chain is manufactured until it is sold and it has to remain shiny as new. That’s the only reason its there, not as a lube. If used “as is” the stuff is really sticky and nasty and attracts dirt. All that grit just gets into the chain action and wears on it. What a horrible thought, and it gives me the willies just thinking about it. Happiness is the smooth “whirrrr” of clean and properly lubed drive train.
September 12, 2009 at 3:07 pm
D3PO
Bif, why not go belt drive, get a motor and use that fossil fuel energy directly to get around, instead of indirectly through the food chain? I guess it would then be a motor-cycle, huh?
September 13, 2009 at 2:17 am
JR
Fuck. I really need to pay more attention.
GLOW? Bif? I have no idea. ask Yarra.
You People.
Jesus are you kidding me?
You make me want to cry.
This can’t be right.
I can’t be actually enjoying life.
Only pink floyd can do that to me. Not Moldovans.
This has to be Yarra. Yarra is playing me.